Notre-Dame’s oldest bell, Emmanuel, dates back to the 15th century and rings in F sharp. Thesupermat via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Since the ...

Bells are one of the clearest examples of sound organizing social order. The Smithsonian notes that, thousands of years ago, Chinese musicians and foundry technicians made matched sets of bronze bells ...

For a long time I did not hear the beauty of church bells; or more accurately, I did not wish to hear it. They sounded only like Christianity, which in my early years was a vexing triumphalist ...

Unique in sound and technique, School of Seven Bells has an electronic, dreamy sound that feels both abstract and carefully crafted. The group takes an unconventional approach to its music, composing ...

The acoustic reach of the famous Bow Bells -- supposed to define the area of London where cockneys are born -- has shrunk dramatically in the last 150 years thanks to the rise of ambient noise. To be ...

Sound artist Bill Fontana creates works that often show the hidden music of everyday environments. His new work amplifies still bells at the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.